US EditionAppeals panel appears skeptical of Trump administration’s independent agency firings
- A federal judge ruled that actions by Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency to dismantle USAID were likely unconstitutional, as they violated the Separation of Powers Clause.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded an end to military assistance to Ukraine during a phone call with President Trump, a detail omitted from the White House's summary of the call.
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Emails Reveal Top IRS Lawyer Warned Trump Firings Were a “Fraud” on the Courts
The Trump administration cited “performance” failures to justify its mass firing of IRS workers. But this claim was “false,” a senior agency attorney warned officials, because the administration had not conducted any such performance assessment.
US court split over Trump's powers to fire members of Democratic labor boards
A U.S. appeals court panel on Tuesday seemed divided over whether to allow President Donald Trump to fire Democratic members of two federal labor boards while his administration appeals judges' rulings that said he could not.
Appeals Court Sympathetic to Trump’s Attempt to Remove Agency Heads
A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit seemed inclined on March 18 to allow President Donald Trump’s removals of two agency heads who alleged that their removals violated federal law. Judges Justin Walker and Karen Henderson asked questions indicating they were skeptical of arguments from Cathy Harris, chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Two separate district courts blocked the administrati…
Appeals panel appears skeptical of Trump administration’s independent agency firings
A federal appeals court panel voiced skepticism over President Donald Trump's firings of Gwynne Wilcox and Cathy Harris, the leaders of the NLRB and MSPB, respectively, citing Supreme Court precedent.
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